Why Metal Plates Behind Sheet Rock

What is behind drywall.

Why metal plates behind sheet rock. Toggle bolts for the others. 1 point 5 years ago. Light duty aluminum this 3 ft. I am trying to hang curtains in my apartment and have been using plastic anchors with around 1 25 long screws to secure the brackets.

I an installing an over the range microwave oven replacing the old one. Rather than a rock veneer i was considering some plate steel and have the wife draw some designs on it so could cut it out. It is either screwed or nailed directly to the wall studs. I have ended up removing drywall material from a 3 8 circular hole upon multiple tries of securing an anchor and.

Tread plate design is used for decorative crafts and hobby projects. Nothing super intricate as i only have an oxy act torch. I would use short sheet metal screw to attach what ever you need to the wall. I am drilling a 5 8 hole for a toggle bolt and hit a piece of sheet metal behind the sheetrock.

You ll find 54 in wide drywall at drywall suppliers or you can special order it from most home centers and lumberyards. It could be an attempt for a fire break between units. Light duty aluminum sheet has a bright nonskid tread plate finish that will not rust or corrode. Isherwood oct 30 16 at 1 38.

If the walls you re planning to drywall are between 8 ft. This is on an interior wall with no junction box or water. There s nothing else really that they could be. Shrug metal studs are rather flimsy individually and thin so drilling them with a sharp drill or a self tapping sheet metal screw should be a piece of cake.

I m in an apt no landlord issue top floor. Tx turner mar 2 15 at 18 01. On one of the windows which opens into the patio i seem to have hit a metal stud or sheet about 5 away from and 5 above the window frame. It looks like i scraped off whatever the black stuff was around the metal and left a nick in the center see pictures.

Tall consider ordering special 54 in wide sheets of drywall to avoid an extra horizontal joint. Recommended for indoor or outdoor uses. If you could see behind the drywall or remove it you might see any of the following. It also could be screw plates used to protect wires and pipe from getting screws put into them unlikely to be the whole wall though.

Could i go 1 16. Metal objects spaced 16 apart horizontally are either metal studs or protective plates. Of course the reason is that the electrician was unable to drill through the studs further back due to their close proximity to the adjacent studs. Often called wallboard drywall is usually 1 2 inch thick.

The wall behind my stove is blah. They have a mirrored layout our kitchen sinks are about 8 9 feet away. Its a shared common wall with another apt. Drywall is the rigid gypsum based board that forms most walls in homes.

This answer would be better if it explained why those particular studs have plates and few of the rest of the studs through the house that also contain wires do.